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  • 1rival — I. n. Competitor, antagonist, opponent, emulator. II. a. Competing, emulating, emulous, opposing. III. v. a. 1. Oppose, compete with, contend with. 2. Emulate, try to equal or excel. 3. Match, equal, be equal to …

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  • 2emulate — emulative, adj. emulatively, adv. emulator, n. v. /em yeuh layt /; adj. /em yeuh lit/, v., emulated, emulating, adj. v.t. 1. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one s father as a concert violinist. 2. to… …

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  • 3emulate — /ˈɛmjuleɪt / (say emyoohlayt), / jə / (say yuh ) verb (t) (emulated, emulating) 1. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass. 2. to rival with some degree of success. 3. (of a computer) to imitate (a particular computer… …

  • 4emulate — em·u·late || emjÊŠleɪt v. imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 5emulated — em·u·late || emjÊŠleɪt v. imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 6emulates — em·u·late || emjÊŠleɪt v. imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 7emulating — em·u·late || emjÊŠleɪt v. imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 8emule — v. emulate, imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 9emuled — v. emulate, imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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  • 10emules — v. emulate, imitate, try to equal or excel, take after, copy …

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